Clean cooking solutions must be context-specific and sensitive to different local conditions to be sustainable. The adoption of clean cooking fuels and technologies implies a significant change in local, traditional behaviours and habits. The acceptance of new technologies and fuels by local populations should never be taken for granted. The implementation of awareness-raising and capacity-building campaigns are key to accelerating a transition to clean cooking, together with policy support aimed at fostering an enabling policy and regulatory environment.

The transition to clean cooking must be fair and inclusive of marginalized communities (e.g. rural households, displaced populations and host communities) and prioritize the employment and involvement of women as decision-makers in all stages of the transition. 

GBEP's role 

GBEP supports countries in transitioning to clean cooking by offering sustainability assessments, policy engagement and leveraging expertise from its global partners.

GBEP work on clean cooking focuses on:

• Sustainability of bioenergy value chains for clean cooking
• Stakeholder engagement across value chains
• Integration of clean cooking into nutrition and SDG7 discussions
• Advocacy for clean cooking in climate policies
• Leveraging climate finance for clean cooking projects
• Exploring intersections between clean cooking and heating
• Promoting clean cooking as a gender issue and part of a just energy transition

This Activity Group is co-led by Uganda and the United Nations Environment Programme.

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